kingjoey Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 7 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: 100, 000 + attendances were common place back then Willie Wallace scores in the 1967 Scottish Cup Final. 126, 102 present of whom I was one. Derek McKay scores in the 1970 Scottish Cup Final. 108, 434 present, of whom I was one. Happy ending! I was at the 1970 one but not allowed to go to the 1967 one. I think my parents chose wisely! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 44,500 at Pittodrie for the third round replay with Hibs, 3-0 to the Dons. I was there (got soaked - well worth it). A late Jimmy Smith goal at Easter Road made the replay possible. And there were 37,200 at that one, me included. Which led to the semi final at Dens Park, Dundee against Dundee United. I'm probably in that last photo - along with @kingjoey, 41,500 there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: 1976 League Cup Final, and the crowd is down to under 70,000. 69,707 (and I was there, too). Drybrough Cup Final, 1971, at Pittodrie. 25,00 present (seems a very round figure), I was there. King Joey Harper opens the scoring. The aftermath. Summer Cup Final, 1964. I don't know what the attendance was, but I was there. Ernie Winchester scores for the Dons Tubby Ogston saves Pat Stanton's penalty - in vain as it turned out. 2-1 to Hibs Dave Smith despondent. Was at all of the above as well, and the Summer Cup Final was the first Dons game that I can remember being at. I know I was at Pittodrie before that, just no idea which games my Dad took me to before the Hibs one. If only we had repeated the Drybrough Cup Final result 3 months earlier we would have won the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: 44,500 at Pittodrie for the third round replay with Hibs, 3-0 to the Dons. I was there (got soaked - well worth it). A late Jimmy Smith goal at Easter Road made the replay possible. And there were 37,200 at that one, me included. Which led to the semi final at Dens Park, Dundee against Dundee United. I'm probably in that last photo - along with @kingjoey, 41,500 there I was at the Dens Park semi final against United and can remember exactly where I was standing. I was about 4’ 9” tall at the time and I was one of the first into the ground so I could get to the wall at the front. But I was at the opposite end to that photo, which I am pretty sure is the T C Keay end, and I was near the corner flag at the Provost Road end beside the South Enclosure(the self styled Derry). Nothing could beat being part of a huge crowd all standing, but obviously at times totally unsafe to which most folk were totally oblivious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) Not such a happy memory this time - 6-1 to Rangers in front of only 39,250, myself included. Seemed a lot more at the time. A 3-0 win at Rugby Park after an 0-0 draw at Pittodrie got us there. 24,000 at Pittodrie for the first game. I was at that one but couldn't make the replay. Edited April 18, 2022 by Jacksgranda Sleppnig and Update 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: I'm probably in that last photo - along with @kingjoey, 41,500 there 3 hours ago, kingjoey said: I was at the Dens Park semi final against United and can remember exactly where I was standing. I was about 4’ 9” tall at the time and I was one of the first into the ground so I could get to the wall at the front. But I was at the opposite end to that photo, which I am pretty sure is the T C Keay end, and I was near the corner flag at the Provost Road end beside the South Enclosure(the self styled Derry). Nothing could beat being part of a huge crowd all standing, but obviously at times totally unsafe to which most folk were totally oblivious. I was at that game as well and also at the Provost Road end but under the then fairly new enclosure. It was packed but don’t remember too much about the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 On 18/04/2022 at 14:40, Jacksgranda said: Apparently he's tight as f*** 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Summer Cup Final, 1964. I don't know what the attendance was, but I was there. Slightly before my time so the Summer Cup piqued my curiosity. Played by the First Division clubs for two seasons (1963-64 & 1964-65) in May in League Cup style group sections arranged regionally to provide extra local derbies and boost the number of SFL related guaranteed fixtures from 40 (34 in the league plus 6 in the league cup section) to 46: http://sfha.org.uk/summercup.htm No Old Firm either time and by then relegated relegated East Stirlingshire who were about to do a flit to Clydebank replaced by Second Division champions Morton in 1963-64. Edited April 19, 2022 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 minute ago, LongTimeLurker said: Slightly before my time so piqued my curiosity. Played by the first division clubs for two seasons (1963-64 & 1964-65) in May in League Cup style group sections arranged regionally to provide extra local derbies and boost the number of guaranteed fixtures from 40 (34 in the league plus 6 in the league cup section) to 46: http://sfha.org.uk/summercup.htm No Old Firm either time and by then relegated relegated East Stirlingshire who were about to do a flit to Clydebank replaced by second division champions Morton in 1963-64. It just disappeared after 2 seasons, wasn't popular with the fans, although attendances at the latter stages were reasonable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Saturday 2nd September 1978: Aberdeen 4 Meadowbank Thistle 0, League Cup Round 2, Second Leg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapowzer Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 54 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Saturday 2nd September 1978: Aberdeen 4 Meadowbank Thistle 0, League Cup Round 2, Second Leg That pitch doesn't look right, sure it's not the Tennents 6's? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 8 hours ago, tamthebam said: Saturday 2nd September 1978: Aberdeen 4 Meadowbank Thistle 0, League Cup Round 2, Second Leg 7 hours ago, Kapowzer said: That pitch doesn't look right, sure it's not the Tennents 6's? Those Puma boots look fucking brilliant though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, tamthebam said: Saturday 2nd September 1978: Aberdeen 4 Meadowbank Thistle 0, League Cup Round 2, Second Leg Are you sure? That looks very like Willie McVie in the foreground and the kit also looks like it could be Motherwell. Edited April 26, 2022 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A96 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Are you sure? That looks very like Willie McVie in the foreground and the kit also looks like it could be Motherwell. That’s what I thought on first sight of the photo. And the keeper looks like Latchford. The AFC Heritage website discloses that we beat Motherwell 4-0 at Pittodrie one week after we beat Meadowbank by the same score. Match report in link. Photo could be showing the third goal. https://www.afcheritage.org/matches/fixtures/mreport.cfm?fixture_id=3324&season=1978-79&squad=Senior Scandalous decision to disallow Willie’s goal in the last minute. Edited April 26, 2022 by A96 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 A couple of Glasgow Cup Final programmes from the days when it was still a prestigious competition and a much coveted trophy. Played on a Monday in both cases @HibeeJibee ! Clyde beat Rangers after a replay, this was in the halcyon days of Clyde winning cups, and Rangers beat Thistle 2-1. Thistle won it the following season, beating Celtic 2-0 in the final. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 4 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Are you sure? That looks very like Willie McVie in the foreground and the kit also looks like it could be Motherwell. Edit: keeper looks like Dave Latchford who also played for Celtic could well (ha ha) be- I ripped the photo off Aberdeen FC's site and it was claiming that it was Aberdeen v Meadowbank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) You had to be tough to get into the Airdrie team back in the 50's - you needed to be "fined" first! Looks like Eddie Turnbull in the background. Edited April 27, 2022 by Jacksgranda Sleppnig 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDee1893 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 13 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Are you sure? That looks very like Willie McVie in the foreground and the kit also looks like it could be Motherwell. Is that not Stewart McLaren in the background too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, ScottyDee1893 said: Is that not Stewart McLaren in the background too? Joe wark number three 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 13 hours ago, A96 said: That’s what I thought on first sight of the photo. And the keeper looks like Latchford. The AFC Heritage website discloses that we beat Motherwell 4-0 at Pittodrie one week after we beat Meadowbank by the same score. Match report in link. Photo could be showing the third goal. https://www.afcheritage.org/matches/fixtures/mreport.cfm?fixture_id=3324&season=1978-79&squad=Senior Scandalous decision to disallow Willie’s goal in the last minute. Definitely Willie Mcvie, and it looks like Peter Millar on the left of the photo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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